Strong database security is imperative. Databases hold between half and 60% of a company’s most sensitive data. Yet, most enterprises invest more heavily on firewalls and other forms of perimeter security that aren’t enough to prevent breaches. No wonder databases remain the company asset most likely to be breached. And with every second that passes, 291 data records are compromised.

In this Ovum whitepaper, we discuss why your enterprise needs to update its database security, and what are the two broad kinds of data security tools: 1) database security tools such as data activity monitoring (DAM), data discovery and classification, and security analytics, and 2) data obfuscation technology such as encryption and data masking that can ensure your data, if stolen, is rendered useless to thieves.